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Ministry
Pronunciation : Min"is*try
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]
Definition : 1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. "With tender ministry." Thomson.
2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality. The ordinary ministry of second causes. Atterbury. The wicked ministry of arms. Dryden.
3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.
pl. Ministries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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